A study is conducted to determine the relationship between a driver’s age and the number of accidents a person has over a one-year period. The data are shown below. At α = 0.05, using Pearson correlation, is there a significant relationship between a driver’s age and the number of accidents a person? 1. What is the value of r? a) -0.172 b) -0.892 c) 0.172 d) 0.892   2.The regression equation is defined by y' = a + bx. What is the value for a?   a) 4.02 b) 3.36 c) 3.07 d) 2.86   3. The regression equation is defined by y' = a + bx. What is the value for b?   a)0.34 b) 0.29 c) -0.03 d) -0.34

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1-5. A study is conducted to determine the relationship between a driver’s age and the number of accidents a person has over a one-year period. The data are shown below. At α = 0.05, using Pearson correlation, is there a significant relationship between a driver’s age and the number of accidents a person?

1. What is the value of r?

a) -0.172

b) -0.892

c) 0.172

d) 0.892

 

2.The regression equation is defined by y' = a + bx. What is the value for a?

 

a) 4.02

b) 3.36

c) 3.07

d) 2.86

 

3. The regression equation is defined by y' = a + bx. What is the value for b?

 

a)0.34

b) 0.29

c) -0.03

d) -0.34

 

4. If we do t test for the correlation coefficient. What will be the test value?

 

a)1.36

b) 1.28

c) -0.43

d) -0.56

 

5. What is the critical value to be used in the given problem?

a) ±1.943

b) ±2.306

c) ±2.365 

d) ±2.447

Driver's Age, x
No. of Accidents, y
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24
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Transcribed Image Text:Driver's Age, x No. of Accidents, y 16 3 24 2 18 5 17 2 23 0 27 1 32 1 43 3
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